Lightroom Error Writing Metadata

We're a friendly bunch, so please feel free to register and join in the conversation. If you're not familiar with forums, you'll find step by step instructions on how to register and post your first thread under Help on the menubar above. You're also welcome to join our newsletter, download our free Lightroom Quick Start eBook and explore our other FAQ resources. Dismiss Notice Cookies Welcome! Questions about "Error Writing Metadata" warning Discussion in 'Lightroom General Discussion (ARCHIVE)' started by Replytoken, Nov 9, 2011. Replytoken Senior Member Joined: Dec 7, 2007 Messages: 1,531 Location: Puget Sound Lightroom Experience: Intermediate Primary OS: Windows 7 64-bit Lightroom Version: 5.6 Lightroom License: Perpetual License It seems that this warning has cropped up on a very large number of images in my primary catalog. I am not certain what has suddenly caused these warnings to crop up because I do not write at all to my images (mostly DNG, but a few JPEG as well), but there have been several major changes in my set-up recently, including an update to LR 3.5 and migrating from XP to W7-64. I searched the forums, but found little useful information with the exception of a stray reference to a possible permissions problem, which may be possible in this case as my images reside on an external drive. I would rather not have to do a Ctrl-S as a vast majority of my catalog is impacted, and I am not even sure what the difference is that LR thinks exists. Any words of wisdom on problem solving this issue? Thanks, --Ken http://www.chroniclephoto.com Replytoken, Nov 9, 2011 #1 pgman New Member Joined: Apr 1, 2011 Messages: 74 Primary OS: Windows 7 64-bit Replytoken said: ↑ It seems that this warning has cropped up on a very large number of images in my primary catalog.Click to expand... This bad news, very bad news indeed. You are "scre..d". I've had to deal with the same problem for the last 6 weeks. 1. Error writing the metadata is the 1st step of the errors. 2. Then comes Error writing

RebeccaAPhotography TPF Noob! Joined: Aug 7, 2011 Messages: 740 Likes Received: 84 Location: South Range, WI Can others edit my Photos: Photos OK to edit I have a question for yal... I noticed while editing in Lightroom 3 some of my photos have an exclamation point on the top right. I click it and it says error writing meta data. It then gives me 3 options. 1) import settings from disk. 2) Over right settings 3) Cancel. I dont want http://www.lightroomforums.net/threads/questions-about-error-writing-metadata-warning.13718/ to lose the pictures and don't really get why I got these errors in the first place. What should I do to "fix" the problem? Also is there anything I can do to prevent that from happening again? Thanks for helping! (You must log in or sign up to reply here.) Show Ignored Content Share http://www.thephotoforum.com/threads/error-writing-meta-data-confused.262123/ This Page Tweet Your user name or email address: Do you already have an account? No, create an account now. Yes, my password is: Forgot your password? Stay logged in Sign up now! Forum Sponsors Please support our sponsors! Popular Discussions What is the earliest knowledge... Stehay posted, Replies: 45 Difficult client wants all... J.May posted, Replies: 43 Copyright - Are There Limits? smoke665 posted, Replies: 41 How to take this photo?... ewsnb posted, Replies: 35 What Do You Do With Your Creations smoke665 posted, Replies: 33 The Conspicuous Photographer The_Traveler posted, Replies: 33 User, settings or technical... Passed_Pawn posted, Replies: 33 One man's art is another man's... SquarePeg posted, Replies: 31 Loading... Search tags for this page error writing metadata lightroom, lightroom 3 error writing metadata, meta disk write error, what is error writing meta data lightroom Photography Forum Forums > Foundations of Photography > Photography Beginners' Forum > Log in or Sign up Forums Search Forums Recent Posts Active Topics Gallery Categories Explore Use

> Raw & Post Processing, Printing > Adobe Lightroom Q&A > Lightroom Unknown Metadata Writing Error?? Pages: [1] Go Down Print Author Topic: Lightroom Unknown Metadata Writing Error?? (Read 4253 times) m021478 Newbie Offline Posts: 24 Lightroom http://forum.luminous-landscape.com/index.php?topic=15865.0 Unknown Metadata Writing Error?? « on: April 02, 2007, 09:42:42 AM » Every single time I open a RAW image that is cataloged in Adobe Lightroom into Adobe Photoshop CS3 and do some editing, then save and close the file, when I go back to lightroom to review the edited version of the RAW image (which it automatically stacks with the original corresponding RAW image) Lightroom displays an lightroom error exclaimation point in the upper right hand corner of the image thumbnail when viewed in the grid-view or film-strip...upon clicking the exclaimation point, Lightroom a dialog box that reads as follows:"There was an unknown error while writing metadata to this photo. Retry?- my options here are to 1) 'Import From Disk' ; 2) 'Do Nothing' ; 3) 'Retry Metadata Export'Can someone help me figure out why I am getting lightroom error writing this error message in the first place, and if it is for some reason unavoidable, which of the three options that it gives me (as stated above) should I choose upon clicking the exclamation point?Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Logged BFoto Full Member Offline Posts: 239 Lightroom Unknown Metadata Writing Error?? « Reply #1 on: April 02, 2007, 11:37:05 AM » Yepfound the same thing last night. Not sure whether the saved PS TIFF/PSD file should come back with the attached data. i thought it would have. Interestingly, i tried the 1st option "import from disc" and it seemed toreturn my photo the way is was prior to edit in PS???Anyone else got a better clue?Brad Logged http://www.bradfernihoughphotography.com/blog/ Jim-St Jr. Member Offline Posts: 91 Lightroom Unknown Metadata Writing Error?? « Reply #2 on: April 06, 2007, 12:23:18 PM » I've been getting this problem as well: I have a couple of tif's sitting in my Auto Imported Photos folder and which came from my PSCS3 Edits "watched" folder after I'd dome some work on them in CS3 from Bridge CS3 two days ago. I'm really not sure which button I need to be pressing, but given what BFoto says the "Import